Consumer's Equilibrium and Demand-Demand [CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) Class-12 Economics]: Questions 35 - 41 of 62
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Question 35
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Calculate the price elasticity of demand for a commodity when its price increases by 25% and quantity demanded falls from 150 units to 120 units.
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Here, Percentage change in price = 25%
Percentage change in quantity demanded =
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Question 36
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What happens to equilibrium price of a commodity if there is an ‘increase’ in its demand and ‘decrease’ in its supply?
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Distinguish between ‘deficient demand’ and ‘excess demand’ in macroeconomics. Explain the role of open market operations in correcting deficient demand
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characteristics | Deficient demand | Excess demand |
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Question 38
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Explain the effect of rise in the prices of related goods on the demand of a good.
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Rise in price of related goods: The related goods can be classified into following categories.
- Substitute Goods: Substitute goods refer to those goods that can be consumed in place of another good.
- For Example tea and sugar. In case of substitute goods, if the price of one good increases, the consumer shifts his demand to the other good i.e.. rise in…
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Question 39
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What is the relation between good X and good Y in each case, if with fall in price of X demand for good Y (i) rises and (ii) falls? Give reason.
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- With fall in the price of x, demand for good Y rises:- This situation suggests that these are supplementary go…
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Question 40
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Price elasticity of demand for good is (-) 2. The consumer buys a certain quantity of this good at a price of ₹ 8 per unit. When the price falls he buys 50 percent more quantity. What is the new price?
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When price of a good falls from ₹ 10 per unit to ₹ 9 per unit, its demand rises from 9 units to 10 units. Compare expenditures on the good to find price elasticity of demand.
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